Vancouver earns draw with Chivas as Hassli sees red, again

Jun 2, 2011 - 4:30 AM
Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Tom Soehn began his tenure as coach of Vancouver
Whitecaps FC on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw against Chivas USA at The Home Depot
Center.

Nick LaBrocca scored in the opening minute of the second half for Chivas
(3-4-5) with a shot from 25 yards, but his goal was canceled out a few minutes
later by Camilo, who collected a blocked shot inside the penalty area and
curled the ball into the upper-right corner of the net.

Vancouver's Eric Hassli had an eventful match as he struck the crossbar in the
39th minute in what amounted to the lone chance of the first half for either
side.

But with the game tied at 1-1 in the 66th minute, Hassli received his third
red card of the season after a late challenge on Ben Zemanski.

Chivas nearly took advantage in the 84th minute when Justin Braun got into the
area and had his shot saved by Vancouver goalkeeper Joe Cannon, while
LaBrocca's rebound attempt was cleared off the goal line by defender Jay
DeMerit.

Vancouver (1-5-7) is now winless in its last 12 games, while Chivas has drawn
its last two matches and has recorded one win in its last five games.